Changes in some water quality conditions in recycling water using three types of biofiltration systems during the production of the sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell): Part I: Relative efficiency in the breakdown of nitrogenous wastes by the different biofiltration units

Water SA

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 239-252

  Prinsloo, J F ^a   Roets, W ^a,b   Theron, J ^a   Hoffman, L C ^a,c   Schoonbee, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIOFILTRATION; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

FILTRATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032986821     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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